After the Olympic Games, in each cycle, there is a shuffling of positions and a new assessment of what ...

A quarter-final against one of the host team judoka saw a confident Shady dispatch his opponent in a ...

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Just 18 years old and fighting for a bronze medal, up against Shamilov (RUS) with his 8 grand slam medals ...

Someone is missing in Baku and his absence is noticeable.

Raz Hershko, a name that seems familiar but also somewhat distant.

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The draw for the Baku Grand Slam, the third World Judo Tour event since the summer Olympic Games, has ...

The door opens and Distria Krasniqi appears. She has travelled all night to Baku and she is fresh as ...

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